Family Reunion Health Guide (Booklet)

Encourages families to discuss the connection between diabetes, high blood pressure, and CKD at family reunions. For use by family reunion planners or health champions. Only one copy needed per family.

Is Your Child At Risk for Kidney Disease? (Poster)

Package of materials designed in conjunction with NKDEP's online Kidney Disease Education Lesson Builder to help educators create and implement lesson plans for counseling patients with kidney disease.

NKDEP: Reducing Disparities, Improving Care—A Summary Report

A report summarizing the burden of CKD, NKDEP's efforts to address disparities and improve care, and the program's future directions. Describes NKDEP's initiatives as organized by the Chronic Care Model.

Nutrition Management Training Module 1: Chronic Kidney Disease Info

Provides a frame of reference for CKD nutrition management by reviewing kidney anatomy and functions and discussing how to identify and monitor CKD using eGFR and UACR. Activities using the eGFR calculator included.

Nutrition Management Training Module 3: Complications

Shows CKD complications through a case study following Joseph as he experiences anemia, hypoalbuminemia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, and bone disease while trying to lose weight for placement on the kidney transplant list.

Reviews CKD nutrition needs using NKDEP nutrition materials and shows how diet prescriptions in CKD are individualized through activities that identify and compare food sources of added sodium, potassium, and phosphorous.

Shows how diet and medications impact the transition from CKD to kidney failure and reviews how to modify meal plans through a case study following Maria's journey to kidney failure. Renal replacement therapy and diet changes are discussed.

The Workshop on Translating CKD Research into Improved Clinical Outcomes (Summary)

A summary of the Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in October 2010 that focused on type 2 translational research for chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The USRDS is a national project that collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on 93% of the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population in the United States. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases primarily funds the project, with support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its ESRD Networks. Researchers from around the world use the database as the foundation for epidemiological and clinical studies to improve the lives of renal patients.

Kidney Disease Research Updates, an email newsletter, is sent to subscribers by the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC). The newsletter features news about kidney disease, special events, patient and professional meetings, and new publications available from the NKUDIC and other organizations.

CDC's CKD Surveillance System documents the burden of CKD and its risk factors in the U.S. population over time and tracks the progress of our efforts to prevent, detect and manage CKD. It also provides the means for evaluation, monitoring and implementation of quality improvement efforts by both federal and non-federal agencies.

This summary will tell you about medicines for people with early stage chronic kidney disease and diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart or blood vessel diseases. It will explain what research says about the benefits and possible side effects of these medicines. It can help you talk with your doctor about whether or not one of these medicines may be right for you.

This report is a summary of a systematic review to determine the potential benefits and adverse effects of screening, monitoring, and treatments for adults with chronic kidney disease. This summary is meant to assist in decisionmaking along with a patient’s values and preferences and should not be construed to represent clinical recommendations or guidelines.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released this statistical brief on the average annual health care use expenditures for kidney disease in adults (aged 18 and older, U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized population).

Screening and monitoring for chronic kidney disease (CKD) could lead to earlier interventions that improve clinical outcomes. This report was developed to summarize evidence about the benefits and harms of screening for and monitoring and treatment of CKD stages 1 to 3 in adults.

Other sources for statistical information

Visit the NIDDK website for a list of organizations you can contact for additional statistical information on kidney disease.

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What do the kidneys do? Approach 1

Highlights key facts about the impact of kidney disease on African Americans

Recognizing and Responding to Emotion
(01:12)This video demonstrates Recognizing and Responding to Emotion, an essential communication skill for discussions with patients who have chronic kidney disease..

Using Ask-Tell-Ask
(01:11)This video demonstrates Ask-Tell-Ask, an essential communication skill for discussions with patients who have chronic kidney disease..